{"id":541095,"date":"2026-04-20T13:36:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/541095\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:36:15","slug":"revealed-mercedes-c-class-ev-brings-traditional-look-and-472-mile-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/541095\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: Mercedes C-Class EV brings traditional look and 472-mile range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Using voice control, it can be spoken to \u201clike a friend\u201d, said the firm, being capable of complex, multi-part conversations and retaining a short-term memory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite the heightened emphasis on digital functionality, the electric C-Class retains a suite of physical controls in line with a push to maximise analogue appeal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There is a new control panel on the centre console, for example, with buttons and a roller for volume control, while the steering wheel hosts rocker switches for the speed limiter and cruise control functions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"600\" width=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mercedes-c-class-11.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While the EV is a similar size to the combustion-engined C-Class, at around 4.8 metres long, it has a substantial 97mm of extra wheelbase for improved leg room, which, said Mercedes, is testament to the greater flexibility afforded by a bespoke EV architecture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A higher roofline, meanwhile, means there is also more head room in both rows \u2013 22mm extra in the front and 11mm in the rear \u2013 despite the underfloor battery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boot space is pegged at 470 litres, which is slightly up on the fuel-burning car, and there\u2019s a 101-litre cubby beneath the bonnet, for charging cables and muddy boots.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>WHAT&#8217;S UNDERNEATH THE NEW\u00a0C-CLASS<\/p>\n<p>As with the electric GLC, the electric C-Class will be launched first with the dual-motor 400 4Matic powertrain, which makes 483bhp and 590lb ft for a 0-62mph time of 4.1sec \u2013 as quick as an old V8-powered AMG C63, for reference.\u00a0            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Using voice control, it can be spoken to \u201clike a friend\u201d, said the firm, being capable of complex,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":541096,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,59,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-541095","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=541095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/541095\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/541096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=541095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=541095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=541095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}